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The study assesses the extent to which curriculum of secondary schools in Tanzania addresses sustainable education through integration of environmental education. Specifically, it evaluates the subjects used to deliver environmental education in secondary school. Also the study found out perceptions, challenges, and recommendations for implementing environmental education. This research adopted a case study, qualitative approach to study the subject matter in its natural settings while...

Climate change is not a new phenomenon inCameroon but its ramifications and dynamics are still challenging.Women food crop farmers continue to experience high postharvest losses, food insecurity, increased poverty and low family nutrition.They increasingly remain vulnerable to climate change compared to men because of their gender which limit their access to social and economic resources.Consequently, agriculture which is a traditional mainstay for women and reliable recourse to livelihood...

The theory of situated learning claims that every idea and human action is a generalization, adapted to the ongoing environment, because what people see and what they do arise together.From this perspective, thinking is a physical skill.As we create names for things, shuffle around sentences in a paragraph, and interpret what our statements mean, every step is controlled not by reinstantiated grammars and previously constructed plans, but adaptively recoordinated from previous ways of...

One of the basic questions on the educational system performance is how to improve school outcomes using a minimum of resources. Education production function theory highlights a relationship between education system performance and its main determinants. The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of teacher characteristics on the technical efficiency of primary schools in Tanzania. To achieve this, micro data from the Service Delivery Indicator survey, collected in primary...

Readers theatre technique is an interactive learning experience which promotes fluency and comprehension amongst learners.In the same vein, effective reading skills equip learners with requisite competence for a successful academic life.The study explored the effect of Readers theatre technique on learner achievement in reading skills.Lev Vygotsky socio-constructivist theory which advocates for social interaction, scaffold and active learning anchored the study.Quasi experimental; pre test,...

CITATION: Pattman, R. & Carolissen, R. (eds) 2018. Transforming transformation in research and teaching at South African universities. Stellenbosch: SUN PReSS, doi:10.18820/9781928480075.

This article is empirically embedded in data collected from a professional development programme titled Jika iMfundo, aimed at changing teacher’s classroom practice. Jika iMfundo means ‘to turn education around’ in isiZulu, a South African language that is widely spoken in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The programme was implemented in selected teaching districts and focused on increased curriculum coverage as a lever for improving learning outcomes. Conceptually, the article draws on...

Many studies detail constraints deemed responsible for the limited adoption of new technologies among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. By contrast, here we study the conditions that led to the remarkably fast spread of improved chickpea varieties in Ethiopia. Within just seven years, the adoption rate rose from 30 to 80% of the farmers. A combination of factors explains the rapid uptake. Their attraction lay in superior returns and disease resistance. Chickpea was already an...

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Medical education aims to produce graduates who have knowledge and problem-solving skills with the professional attitude necessary to function as a doctor. We evaluated the perception of clinical medical students to their learning environment in internal medicine. A cross sectional study conducted during the intermediate clerkship posting on Medical students of Bayero University, Kano using a 20-item self-administered questionnaire adopted from the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common form of anemia worldwide, with highest burden in developing countries. The assays used in detecting iron deficiency comprise of red blood cell indices such as Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin and Mean Corpuscular Volume, serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (STfR) and STfRL-index. Each of these assessment tools has its drawback(s). This study was conducted to assess IDA diagnostic inter-rater agreements between red cell indices, serum...

Improved health of infants is dependent on the supportive role of the fathers.There is limited research done in Kenya on father involvement and how it affects feeding practices of the infant.The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact on complementary feeding practice of nutrition education targeted to the father.A randomized control trial was conducted with 290 father-mother pairs recruited into the study.The mothers, who were six months pregnant and receiving antenatal services...

Although agriculture in Nigeria is the major source of income for about 70% of the active population, the impact of agrarian infrastructure on boosting productivity and supporting livelihoods has increased. Climate change and the increasing trend of climate-related events in Nigeria challenge both the stability of agrarian infrastructure and livelihood systems. Based on case studies of two local communities in Plateau state in Nigeria, this paper utilizes a range of perceptions to examine...

Global priorities for disability are shifting away from medical intervention to a social, human rights-based approach. As a result, more attention is being paid to disability as a function of society, rather than as the inevitable consequence of having a physical or mental impairment. In Malawi, changing legal landscapes have created a political climate favorable to promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, at least on paper. Implementation of the legislation, however, is slow and...

A cost effectiveness (CE) analysis was performed on a nutrition intervention program that included soy consumption, soy and vegetable gardening, and skills training designed to improve blood lipid levels in women.This intervention involved ninety women of ages 19-75 years living in Qwa-Qwa, South Africa.The actual nutrition intervention lasted 18 months.Outcomes measured were low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and serum triglycerides...

A thesis submitted to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree Doctor of Philosophy of Makerere University